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Ranka dade! Kole Shettima for Turbanning as ‘Zanna Yuroma’ of Machina Emirate

Posted By: adminon: January 18, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: America, Europe, Kano, MacArthur, Machina, Middle East, Mohammed Abubakar Rimi, South East AsiaNo CommentsViews:
Ranka dade! Kole Shettima for Turbanning as 'Zanna Yuroma' of Machina Emirate

Come January 31st, 2026, Dr Kole Ahmed Shettima, Africa Director of MacArthur Foundation will add another feather to his cap. In addition to philanthropy administration, he will be turbaned... Read more

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RLF, ECOWAS @ 50 And the Rich Promise of Radical Populist International Institutionalism

Posted By: adminon: November 17, 2025In: GovernanceTags: Bosnia, ECOWAS, Europe, Liberal institutionalism, Liberia, NATO, Prof Funmi Olonisakin, Prof John Mearsheimer, Radical populist internationalism, Rosa Luxembourg Foundation, Sierra Leone, Structural realismNo CommentsViews:
RLF, ECOWAS @ 50 And the Rich Promise of Radical Populist International Institutionalism

International institutions entered the post-Cold War world on a controversial note. As early as 1994, Prof John Mearsheimer had published his essay ‘The false promise of international... Read more

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The Roots and Ills of Godfatherism in Third World Politics

Posted By: adminon: September 30, 2025In: SpectacleTags: Asia, Europe, Godfatherism, Ideology, Kingmakers, Patron-client, Policy debates, Prebendalism, United StatesNo CommentsViews:
The Roots and Ills of Godfatherism in Third World Politics

By Comrade Sanusi A. S. Maikudi, FNIM I read with keen interest the thoughtful piece by Engr. Bello Gwarzo Abdullahi titled “The Futility of Political Godfatherism.” He rightly highlighted h... Read more

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Kwam 1 And His New Wife:  Aviation Banditry in A Lawless Country

Posted By: adminon: August 19, 2025In: GovernanceTags: America, Aviation industry, Europe, FAAN, Kemi Badenoch, Kwam 1, Kwam 2, Security ambassador, ‘Agbero’, ‘Moolue’No CommentsViews:
Kwam 1 And His New Wife:  Aviation Banditry in A Lawless Country

Though not exclusive to Intervention, this piece is republished for the reason of the author’s elevated framing of events from the spaces of the everyday . By Toyin Falola When people,... Read more

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Has Zelensky Lost the West?

Posted By: adminon: August 01, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Europe, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, west, ZelenskyNo CommentsViews:
Has Zelensky Lost the West?

Unherd columnist, Thomas Fazi thinks so in this piece which has a sort of a rider: He is becoming a liability. Reflect on the piece! As uneventful diplomatic talks in Istanbul wrapped up wit... Read more

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Okello Oculi (1942-2025): The Scholar Who Lived and Breathed Africa

Posted By: adminon: July 27, 2025In: People in ActionTags: ABU Zaria, Africa, Diallo Telli, Europe, FASS, Music, OAU Mock-Summits, Pan-Africanism, Sembene, ‘Banana Man’No CommentsViews:
Okello Oculi (1942-2025): The Scholar Who Lived and Breathed Africa

By Yusuf Bangura  I received the shocking news of the passing of Okello Oculi, the Ugandan scholar who lived 48 years of his life in Nigeria, while I was on the train to Ottawa from Kingston... Read more

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Why Eight Glasses of Water a Day is a Myth When It Comes to Hydration and Heat Stress

Posted By: adminon: July 06, 2025In: Words and WorldTags: Coffee, Dehydration, Disease-free life, Europe, Exercise science and Sports Medicine, Rehydration, Summer, UCL, UrineNo CommentsViews:
Why Eight Glasses of Water a Day is a Myth When It Comes to Hydration and Heat Stress

It is not clear why several metropolitan media outlets are publishing stories on ‘the eight glasses of water a day’ thesis at this point. Could it be because of summer or somethi... Read more

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Africa Needs a Coordinated Approach to Internationalisation

Posted By: adminon: June 03, 2025In: World From AfricaTags: Agenda 2063, Ajayi Crowther University, Continental Education Strategy for Africa, DRC, Europe, Internationalisation, North America, Open universities, Tanzania, UNISA, University of Kigali, University of the WitwatersrandNo CommentsViews:
Africa Needs a Coordinated Approach to Internationalisation

With as much as about USD$17,000 visa deposit requirement by some African countries, the ‘mission impossible’ alarm was bound to be heard  sooner than later about internationalis... Read more

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World War in 2025?

Posted By: adminon: August 23, 2024In: De-EscalationTags: Cold War, Europe, Kamala Harris, NATO, Republic of China, Taiwan, The Commission on U.S. National Defense Strategy, Trump, Vladimir Putin1 CommentViews:
World War in 2025?

A world of nuclear armed states automatically imply a world at permanent risk of a global confrontation. No sane person may press the nuclear button carelessly because of the elephantine sca... Read more

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Remembering Dr. Walter Rodney

Posted By: adminon: May 01, 2024In: FlashbackTags: "Guerilla intellectual”, Africa, CIA, Dr Walter Rodney, Europe, GuyanaNo CommentsViews:
Remembering Dr. Walter Rodney

By Saleh Bature What Dr. Walter Rodney said about a America over 40 years ago is like a prophesy fulfilled.  In his famous book titled, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, Dr.  Rodney wrote, “... Read more

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